Heatheratl11
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
The nightmare worm strikes again! I bought a couple of new guppies from Petsmart (when will I learn my lesson) and about a week later I noticed the female guppy with the camallanus worm. I took her out of the tank (no other fish display any symptoms and I see no more worms on any other fish.. tho I am still watching them all closely). I kept 50% of the water but I completely emptied the tank, bleached everything.. aside from the fish.. rinsed, rinsed and rinsed some more and set the whole tank back up again. Everyone made it through the ordeal fine. Now on to the infected fish...
I went to my local feed store, and based on all the info I have gathered from the internet, bought the Safe-guard Fenbendazole concentrate. I found the proper dose and saturated some blood worms and fed the fish... dumping the left over meds directly into the sick tank. Nothing seemed to be happening and I could see two very large worms protruding and I actually picked the fish up out of the water and pulled the worms out with tweezers.. they were still alive and well but came out easily. I know this sounds desperate!! The next 24 hours this poor little gal was a pooping machine.. the worms had obviously impacted her. Now this morning I see another worm hanging there alive and well. I soaked more bloodworms as well as some dried flake food and dumped that in there. Again.. nothing seems to be happening. I am guessing she is just choosing not to eat the food.
The worm kicked my aqaurium's tail about a year ago. I am so ticked I have another fish with these worms and I truly hope I removed the infected fish quick enough to avoid the others being infected. So bummed.
Any advise?
Help!!
I went to my local feed store, and based on all the info I have gathered from the internet, bought the Safe-guard Fenbendazole concentrate. I found the proper dose and saturated some blood worms and fed the fish... dumping the left over meds directly into the sick tank. Nothing seemed to be happening and I could see two very large worms protruding and I actually picked the fish up out of the water and pulled the worms out with tweezers.. they were still alive and well but came out easily. I know this sounds desperate!! The next 24 hours this poor little gal was a pooping machine.. the worms had obviously impacted her. Now this morning I see another worm hanging there alive and well. I soaked more bloodworms as well as some dried flake food and dumped that in there. Again.. nothing seems to be happening. I am guessing she is just choosing not to eat the food.
The worm kicked my aqaurium's tail about a year ago. I am so ticked I have another fish with these worms and I truly hope I removed the infected fish quick enough to avoid the others being infected. So bummed.
Any advise?
Help!!